The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1887-03-31

DR.. D. X. Higdon comes again
and is evidently very happy, for the
darks clouds which lowered over
his dear county people have been
rlfted and driven away by the
bright, glistening sunbeams of his J
intellect for call or most Of them
who have read his letters are salts |
fed" Yes, they are snatcbed as
brands from the eternal burning,
and are saved. All honor to this
modern Moses of Giles! Yes, the
incubus of debt should always be
avoided when practicable; but never
at the expense of that golden rule,
''do unto others as you would have
them do unto you" True, to tax
our people would be burden, and
if we cannot show that this burden
would be a blessing in disguise,
then away with the tax, railroad or
no railroad. IT'S well known
that the county court never issued
$4,000 against the county to build
the Memphis and Knoxville road,
but that the citizens Of Pulaski did
decree through the ballot, box, by
an overw helming majority that Pu
laski should have the road, and the
corporation and not the county
should pay for it. Then followed
bills of injunction by Pulaski CAPT
talists, which resulted fatally to the
road, and to-day no one feels more
sensibly and painfully the result of
this folly than do the very Identical
men who opposed the road and en-
ployed counsel to defeat it, which
is fully demonstrated by their anx-
iety for the now contemplated road.
Now, doctor, it is also well known
that the 18th is the smallest district
in the county by reason of the an
nexation Of the Cornersville coun-
try to Marshall-that we have only
a small portion Of our once pros
porous and fertile district of which
we were justly proud. In this frac-
tional district, there are two cotton
gins, whose annual production can
be safely placed at 500 bales. This
cotton finds its market at Pulaski
at one dollar per bale for transpor-
tation. The L. & N. road carries
cotton from Decatur to Nashville
for one dollar per bale, but from
Pulaski to Nashville $I.75. With a
competing line at Pulaski, it would
be reasonable to place the freight
tron Pulaski to Nashville at seven
ty-fve cents. Thus you see there
would be a net saving on this cot
ton Of 50 per bale.
One thousand dollars from two
little cotton gins in the 18th dis
trlct, standing within less than one
and one-half miles of each other, to
say nothing of the cotton seed to
be shipped. One thousand dollars
is the nice little tribute that is an.
nually poured into the Golfers Of the
L. Il n. road from these two gins
for the precious privilege of hear
ing the whistle Of the engine and
enjoying an occasional glimpse o.
the cars. Add to this the grain
. timber, live stock, &c, to exported
from the smallest district in tn,
county and you have at least 81, 50(
annual tax now paid to the L. q N
J and must be paid for all time t.
come unless we get relief from ,
competing road. This amount paiC
in taxes TO build another road
would take the shape of stock, ant
would soon 'like bread cast upor
t the waters" come back to our PEG
| pie, but as it is, when paid to mo
4 nopoly it is gone forever. Th
5 same rule will work when apple,
] to the remaining nineteen district
= in the county IN proportion to thei
| wealth.
e Now, doctor, for that little calcu
= lation you are SO fond of making
] Take the poor little 18th as a bssi
f which fades into nothingness whel
t compared with many districts il
Y the county and which is inferior t
e any and all others. Taxable prop
0 erty in the county $4,1S4, So:
0 Twenty districts in the county an
) see from your own figures if yo
f. are not "leetle" in the dark. A
e with wrought iron, steel sore
f nail you clinch down the fact tina
V the constahles over the county hav
: unpaid taxes in their hands for col
e lection. Was there ever a time j
the history of the county, sine
It she was carved out Of the territor
V of public lands when this was nc
o true? Does not the statutes of thi
e and ali other states provide for a
Il insolvent tax list? Nor does
e stop here, but at almost every legi;
n lature there are petitions--petition
n too which are granted by this au
e gust assembly, for relief of tax-co
n lectors. l want to say-with th
d present lights before me, l wi
+ vote tax to build road that wi
!, cross the L. & N. at any point i
IS Giles county, provided it is an in
IS dependent competing line, &c
~ which the interstate commerce bi
d recently passed by congress wi
: perhaps bring some relief, it canne
;. bring those permanent and ssti
= factory results which will grow OF
t. of live business competition Nov
q doctor, in the eternal fitness of q
IS things, how would it do to PERM
IS the county to build the road b
e taxation, let my neighbors devol
their time to their craps, while 20
IS utilize your time in organizing
O stock company TO build an ice fat
e tory at Lynnyille to condense you
V letters for the press.
: r. A. F. JACKSON.
o More Facts Concerning Railroads.
+" COLONEL LAPS. d. MCCoRD.-
: Dear Sr:-Please change coun,
= court in my last letter to county ce
:, u did few years ago, &c.